The BAPI Board of Directors shall consist of no more than eleven (11) directors and no fewer than three (3) directors. Collectively, the directors shall be known as the Board. No more than eight (8) of the directors shall be chosen by the members at an election in accordance with these Bylaws ("Elected Directors"). No more than three (3) directors shall be selected, by the Board's Elected Directors, from the Advisory Committee as defined in § 5.3 of these Bylaws. ("Advisory Committee Directors") Advisory Committee Directors must also meet the qualifications of § 4.2. If the Board consists of fewer than eleven directors at any given time, the number of Elected Directors should exceed the number of Advisory Committee Directors.

Each Director shall be elected for a term of three (3) consecutive years and may be re-elected for one (1) consecutive three-year term. Each Elected Director may serve a maximum of two (2) consecutive three-year terms. A director that has served the maximum of two terms may be reelected by the members after a three-year (one term) hiatus. There is no lifetime limit for becoming a chairperson and a one term (three year) gap is needed before being re-elected after the chairperson has served 2 consecutive terms of 3 years.

Officers are subject to eligibility limits defined in California Corporations Code. Relieved of lifetime restrictions. Requires proper alignment and regular active body reviews.

At its first meeting of each fiscal year, the Board may establish a committee, known as the Executive Committee. This committee, under the direction of the Board, shall assist the Board by organizing all scheduled events for the fiscal year and administering such events within the budget adopted by the Board under § 4.6. Executive Committee responsibilities include: (a) Not authorizing any expenditure beyond the total annual budget originally approved by the Board unless such additional expenditures have the Board's pre-approval; (b) Maintaining an up-to-date account of all the receipts and disbursements relating to the events of the year, utilizing assistance from other members of the Executive Committee who agree to be responsible for the event(s)' accounts and budget.

Making an exception to the 2-year membership requirement for active EC members seeking director positions: A member in good standing who has served as an Executive Committee member per § 5.3 for at least one (1) full year preceding an election is eligible for nomination as a director, provided the member meets the other director qualifications in § 4.2.